The phenomenon of procrastination—delaying tasks despite expecting to be worse off for doing so—affects millions of students and professionals. But what drives procrastination? Is it a coping mechanism for anxiety, or does it stem from poor time management? Understanding this behavior could help educational psychologists design better intervention strategies. Because procrastination is highly subjective and linked to individual coping mechanisms, a self-report study using questionnaires is planned to investigate students' personal experiences and feelings associated with academic delay.
A team of psychologists is designing a self-report study into students' experiences and coping strategies related to procrastination.
Outline how the psychologists could use a self-selected (volunteer) sampling technique to obtain the participants for this study.
